The items that have gone up the most over the past seven years are the essential items that most people must pay for, writes Peter Lyons.

Some expat Kiwis earning a lower income in the UK could be captured by a rule change which will lead to deportation for people earning below an income threshold.

Some expat Kiwis earning a lower income in the UK could be captured by a rule change which will lead to deportation for people earning below an income threshold.

INTERACTIVE: The pay gap between what men and women earn is the worst it has been in almost 10 years. Explore our interactive to find out more.

There is a growing impetus in some countries to consider providing everyone with a fixed sum of money that would help address basic needs such as food and housing, writes Richard McLachlan.

Public-sector directors lag their corporate counterparts.

The rise in pay packets for Auckland Council's top brass has slowed this year, according to a Herald survey.

Fonterra's chief executive has asked for a freeze on his $4m salary.

Chores such as loading the dishwasher and setting the table are good pocket money earners for Kiwi kids - but a survey has found boys get paid more for them.

Monday's Herald published the results of the Institute of Directors' survey of directors on remuneration.

Two of Auckland Airport's highest ranking execs are leaving the company after a strategic review, which included pay levels.

Auckland's Anglican Church-owned Selwyn Village is being targeted by living wage campaigners at a public meeting in Pt Chevalier tomorrow night.

The government is taxing the salaries of Kiwi troops deployed to Taji to help train Iraqi soldiers.

Pushing "pause" on her career has reignited property specialist Gail Calder's passion for her work, but it took her friends by surprise.

Pay is up at the top of NZ's biggest companies, but are profits keeping pace? Hamish Fletcher checks the long-term trend.

The average pay for the chiefs of New Zealand's top listed technology companies has jumped.

Interactive: CEO Pay Survey - We reveal what bosses of New Zealand's biggest companies earn and what kind of pay rises they've been getting.

Optimists earn nearly US$3000 ($4214) a year more on average than cynics, according to a nine-year study looking at how wages change based on positivity.

Angela Ahrendts, Apple's senior vice president of retail and online stores, was the highest-paid female executive in the US last year.

Married-couple, child-rearing families with male sole-breadwinners are five times more prevalent than those with female sole-breadwinners.

To stop perpetuating the gender pay gap, companies need to stop asking "What's your salary history" to prospective employees.

Research finds three new facts that show how much pay still differs for men and women - even at the very top.

More than half of company bosses are planning to freeze salaries this year, but skilled finance and accounting professionals are more likely to get a boost in pay.

The Government is considering the biggest shake-up of one of the building blocks of the income tax system since its introduction in 1957.

Many employees have been waiting too long for a pay increase, says Sam Huggard, secretary of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.